Senate Intel Cmte. Chairman Burr under fire after revelation that he sold off up to $1.6M in stock in mid-February.
He also warned:"Every company should be cognizant of the fact that you may have to alter your travel. You may have to look at your employees and judge whether the trip they're making to Europe is essential or whether it can be done on videoconference. Why risk it?"Burr's office confirmed his attendance at the event and the authenticity of the recording to NBC News, but it disputed the characterization of the event.
NPR reported that it had obtained a copy of the RSVP list for the event and that it included dozens of invited guests representing companies and organizations from North Carolina. The companies or their political committees donated more than $100,000 to Burr's election campaign in 2015 and 2016, NPR reported. NBC News has not seen the RSVP list and cannot confirm that independently.
"Senator Burr has been banging the drum about the importance of public health preparedness for more than 20 years. His message has always been, and continues to be, that we must be prepared to protect American lives in the event of a pandemic or bio-attack," spokesperson Caitlin Carroll said.
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